Thursday, 22 November 2007

Potato, Mozzarella & Garlic Pizza

Serves 2350g small new or salad potatoes3 tbsp olive oil2 garlic cloves, crushed1 pizza base1 red onion, thinly sliced150g mozzarella cheese, grated2 tsp fresh rosemary or sagesalt and ground black pepper2 tbsp freshly grated Parmesan cheese, to garnishPreheat the oven to 220C/425F/ Gas 7. Cook the potatoes in boiling salted water for 5 minutes. Drain well and leave to cool. Peel and slice thinly.Heat 2 tbsp of the oil in a frying pan. Add the sliced potatoes and garlic and fry for 5-8 minutes turning frequently until tender.Brush the pizza base with the remaining oil. Scatter the onion over, then arrange the potatoes on top.Sprinkle over the mozzarella and rosemary or sage and plenty of black pepper. Bake for 15-20 minutes until golden. Remove from the oven, sprinkle with Parmesan and more black pepper.***I liked this, but would have liked to make my own pizza base as the ready made ones were rather more like a biscuit which detracted a little from it for me. Also I skipped all the black pepper, but I loved the taste of the rosemary and it smelled great when it was cooking.